Hart House Hires Dennis Peckham as Executive Chef

NEW CHEF FOR HART HOUSE


The Hart House Restaurant on Burnaby's Deer Lake has a new executive chef in Dennis Peckham.

Born and raised in Vancouver, Dennis Peckham graduated from Dubrulle Culinary Institute. After completing his schooling he joined the team at Vancouver’s Lumière Restaurant and subsequently was the Chef de Partie at Napa Valley’s French Laundry, one of the most celebrated restaurants in North America. After time spent in California Dennis decided to return to British Columbia and worked at Vancouver’s West Restaurant and then most recently at the (now closed) Beach Side Cafe in West Vancouver.

Starting March 1st, Chef Peckham's lunch menu will feature light new additions such as a warm chicken salad with pancetta, olives, blue cheese and a fig balsamic; pan seared scallops with a lemon basil risotto and cilantro salad; and a pulled lamb sandwich with caramelized onions, emmenthal cheese, and hand-cut fries

Dinner menu highlights will include AAA rib eye steak, wild mushroom risotto, rack of lamb, and roasted free range chicken. The brunch menu offers fresh takes on classic favourites such as Dungeness crab cake benedict; breakfast spring rolls; and brioche French toast with blueberry compote mascarpone cream.